Taken 2 (2012)

Taken 2 rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.2/10· 336K votes

Rotten Tomatoes22%

Metacritic45%

TMDb6.366/10· 7K votes

With 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 45/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Taken 2

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Cast of Taken 2

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  Liam Neeson

  as Bryan Mills

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  Maggie Grace

  as Kim Mills

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  Famke Janssen

  as Lenore St. John

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  Leland Orser

  as Sam Gilroy

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  D. B. Sweeney

  as Bernie Harris

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  Jon Gries

  as Mark Casey

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  Rade Šerbedžija

  as Murad Krasniqi

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  Luke Grimes

  as Jamie

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  Kevork Malikyan

  as Inspector Durmaz

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  Alain Figlarz

  as Suko

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  Frank Alvarez

  as Car Wash Attendant

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  Murat Tuncelli

  as Custom Officer Albania

Taken 2 facts

Budget

$45M

Box office

$376.1M

Collection

Taken Collection

Our take on Taken 2

This 2012 action thriller from Olivier Megaton hands the reins back to retired CIA operative Bryan Mills, whose family becomes the target of revenge. In Istanbul, the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter takes Mills and his wife hostage, turning the hunter into the hunted. The film trades on lean, close-quarters violence and Mills's methodical resourcefulness, keeping the runtime tight and the plotting simple. It suits viewers who want a brisk, no-frills revenge picture and enjoyed the original's protective-father premise. Don't expect fresh ideas or deep characters; this is genre comfort food, built for momentum and payoff rather than surprise or nuance.